Machine for making concrete pavements and the like.



A. J- PARRISH.

MACHINE roR MAKING co'ucnuf PAveMeNts man THE` LIKE. APPLICATION FILED AG 191; P ted M l 1,265,499. aten ay 7, 9

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MACHINE FOR MAKING CONCRETE PAVEMENTS AND THE LIKE.

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1,265,499. Patent-ed May 7, 1918.

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A UORNE V3 A. I, PARRISH.

MACHINE FOR MAKING CONCRETE PAVEMENTS AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. I. 19H.

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MACHINE FOR MAKING CONCRETE FAVEMENS AND THE LIKE.

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!\.14 PAHRlSH. MACHiNE FUR MAKING CONCREE PAVEMENTS AND THE LIKE.

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Patented May 7,1918.

A. l. PARRlSH.

MACHINE FOR MAKING CONCRETE PAVEMENTS AND THE LIKE. APPucATsoN man Auax. |911.

1 ,265,499. Patented May 7,1918.

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1 ,265,499. Pateni'ed May 7, 1918 A. l. PARRISH.

MACHINE FOR MAKING CONCRETE PAVEMENTS AND THE LIKE.

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1 ,265,499. Pswented May 7,1918

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WITNESSES m verno@ v 'UNITED STATES ALAN JAY PABBISH. OF PARIS, ILLINOIS.

MACHINE FOR MAKING CONCRETE PAVEMENTS AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

mienten May 7, 191e.

Application led August 1, 1917. Seria! No. 183,908.

lh all whom @t may concern.'

15e it known that I, ALAN JAY ARRISH, a eitizen of the United States. and` a resident of Paris. in the county of dgar and State 5 of illinois, have invented an Improvement in Maehines t'or Making Concrete Pavements and the like. of which the following is a spefiication. l

My invention relates to improvements in machines for making concrete pavements and the like. and it consists in the combinations, constructions and arrangements herein tlescl'ihed and elainierl.

.\n 4object of my invention is to providea device which will strike off freshiy laid concrete. tamp the concrete to sink Vthe coarser aggregate and permit the mortal, or 'f'inish ing aggregate to eomej to the surface. and then smooth the tamped surface. thus imparting a final finish to the pavement.

A fnrthenobjeet' or my invention is to prm'ide a power driven device for operatingr the tampinf;r niemhers. these power driven devices also serving to propel the machine forwardly as the pavement is laid.

fin-ther ohject ot' my invention 'is to A'provide a derive in n'hifh a fram-c hears the ramping members. the .strike plate or heam and the smoothing member or float. means heiligr provided to raise or loner the "frame so as to make the machineapplicable to pavementsl ot' diti'erent kinds, such as ordinary vont-rete pavements or pavements com' xosed of 'a eonerete hase and a hriek Wearmg surface.

A fnrther'ohjeet of my invention is to rovide a device of the type described havling tampinnr means which are rapidly operated so asgto insure the tamping of the entire `surface of thel pavement a nmnher of different. times. no .ij further ohject ot' my invention is to provide a device o" the type described in which the amonntof pressure imparted to 45 .the .tainping members` may he varied at will.

.as neil as the rate at which the tamping members are operated.

(lther objects and advantages will appear in the following apecitieation and the novel the 4appended claims.'

features-of the `invent-ion wili be particu-f respectlvely,

'pairing drawings, forming a part of this api: ication. 1n which igure 1 is a top plan view of the device. Fig. 2 is a, front elevation .of the. device. A Fig. 3 is an enlarged section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fi 4 isa side elevation of a portion of the evice.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged section on the line 5--5 of Fig. 1.

1 Fig. 6 is an enlarged section of the tampingr means.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged section on the line 7 7 of Fig. 1.

Fig. S is an eniarged section on the line` S-S of Fig. 1. i

Fig. 9 is an enlarged scetion on the line 99 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 10 1s an enlarged section on the line 10--10 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 11 is an enlarged perspective view of the scraping means.

Fig. 12 is an enlarged section on the line 12-12 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 13 is an enlarged section through a hraeket and its support.

Fig. 14 'is an enlarged section on the line L 14-#14 of Fig. 13.

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Fig. 15 is a detail Perspective view of a spacing hloek and cap therefor. l

Fig. 16 is an enlarged perspective view showing the tainping mechanism. Fig. 17 .is an enlarged perspective ViewV of one form of'pavement.

Fig. 18 isan enlarged .sectiononftheline j 19-18 of Fig. 1. p Fig. 19 is a modified form' of pavement'. Fig. 20 is a detail perspectvevew show# ing an anchoring means. g i

Fig. 9.1. is a detail pers ective view ofthe device. adjusted for ma ying the form of pavement shown in Fig. 19. g n i V ln carryinglont my invention I .make use of forms for the roadway or pavement,`tlfiescy forms being shown at 1 and consisting pref-` erably of UT'shaped4 channel -iroa set,` on edge. Other forms Vthanl those shown In'av he f used These forms 1 are' placed at thel exigen of the roadwajv onpavement.: 'In Figo 'L' have shown front andrear whees '2, and, which .arefmounted to rnn on the forms 1..

Theil-cnt .wheels are provided i with guide flanges 2, while the rear wheels xdonot have these flanges, when the device is used to lay concrete pavements, the wheel running on the top of the form, as shown. These wheels 2 and 3 bear a frame consisting of the longitudinal members 4 which are supported by forked brackets 5. The member 4, as will be seen 'from Fig. 21, is pref ewbly a U-shaped channel iron.

Referring now particularly to Fig. 12, I have shown this channel iron carriage frame member 4 as secured to a bracket by means of abolt 7 and adjustable spacingr bolts 8. There are four of these brackets 6,.,one at each end et' each ofthe carriages 4. As will be seen from Fig. 21 the brackets 6, which are secured to the rear of the carriages, are also seein-ed to the opposite ends of a beam 9, which is preferably an Lbeam. The brackets 6 at the. forward ends of the cariiagesI are secured to an IY-beam 10. The brackets 6 are secured to channel irons 11, see Figs. 1 and 21, which run parallel with the carriages 4,` these channel irons beingy secured to the 'beams 9 and I10 and also to a. central beam 12.

At 13 is a pairof transverse beams which form a support for the power mechanism.

Resting on the cross members 13 are bars Ywheel 24, thence over an idler 14 upon which the engine 15 rests. The fly wheel 16 of the, engine is connected by means ol' a ,sprocketchain 1 7, see F ig. 21, with a sprocket 18 on a shaft 19. A clutch 2O is controlled by a clutch lever 21 which may be moved so as to transmit power from the spro -ket 18 to the shaft 19 when the clutch is i one position` or to disconnect the sprocket 18 from the shaft 19 when it is in another position, thereby interrupting the transmission of power to thedevice. This clutch is un ordinary clutch and forms no part of the ptresent invention. The' ends of the shaft 19 are journaled in bearings 22 which a're mounted on thc lbeams 10 and 12. Connected with the power shaft 19 is a sprocket chain 23 which rlmsov "r a sprocket E5 and back over the sprocket wheel 2G4on the shaft 19.

` The'sprocket wheel. 24 is disposed on a shaft accord 27 which extends into'an oil tight casing 28.`

The shaft 27 is 'provided `with it bevel gearI 29 which engages a gear 30 ena shaftil containing a worm 32, this worm einer in engagement with 4the worm wherl s 33 and 34,

respectively, see Fig. 8. The :worm wheel.

33 `is on a shaft 35 and the worm wheel 34 is on a Shaft 36. The shafts and 36 each control the operation of drums, likelthose shown a. `37 and 38, respectively, see'Fig. 2. lIn Fig. y 0 I have shown the drum 3T as being controlled by a yclutch 40 which causes Y the drum to. rotate with the shaft 35 or tov remain in position detached the shaft a nig as' the c1utch;1et"efr41 is in one gestiegen-WWE. Afsimilar arrangement yof the pivot pin 51.

obtains with the drum 38, this drum being controlled by a clutch leve-r 42. Each of the drums is provided with .a flexible member 43 which passes around a pulley 44 carried by one of the channels 11, this pulley being provided with a stren bracket 45 which ho ds the pulley rigidly in position. The rope or cable 43 passes forwardly and is anchored to a stake 46, see Fig. 20. Each of the drums 37 and 38 is provided with a friction brake. In Fig. 3 I have shown this brake asy consisting of a single spring .s having secured at its ends shoes 37y and 38)', respectively, arranged to engage a friction surface such as those shown at 37zv and 38, respectively. The spring s is secured to a block b by means of a bolt c which passes through a portion of the casting; c. This casting c, in reality, formsa base upon which the drums 37 and 38 and the transmission casing are mounted.

Referring now particularly to Fi s. 16 and 21, I have shown therein the en of the countershaft 19.' This passes through an arm 47 which is provided witha slot 48 nd which straddles a walking beam or lever 49. The arm 47 is eccentrically mounted oni e shaft 19 by means of an eccentric bushing 50, so that as the shaft 19 revolves the' arm is raised and lowered.` The lower end of the arm 47 is pivotally secured to a depending portion 49x of the walking beam 49 by means Thev Walkingr beam is pivotally mounted on a stubshaft 52carried by a block 53, the latter being secured to' the top of the central beam12, as' shown. in Figs. 1 .and 16. v

One end of the walking beam 49 is plv; otally attached at 54 to a slotted hanger 55 which is provided with a threaded sleeve 55X arrangcdto receive a screw 56. The latter has an integral ringer eye 57 atY its end which receives a bolt 58. The latter passes throuqh a block 59 disposed in a channel iron ieam 60. The latter is provided on its under side witli a series of half round Vridges 61. In the drawingr these ridges 61 are shown disposed longitudinally with respect to the beam 60, but it will be under-l thening or supportingr is pivot: Hy secured to a hanger62 which is connected with a screw 63 having an eyeY G4 arranger'l to receive a bolt 65 which enters a block 66. similar to the block 59 in a channel beam 67. The latter forns onerof the tamping members, as will be explained later. I

l I .have described one of 'the walking beam arrangements by means of which the'tamping devices 6G and fiare operated, There are as many of these, walking: beslaijs as are necessary to properly support and voperate the center.

the tainping devices 60 and 67. l'n the drawings I have shown three. one toward each end of the tamping devices and one at In each instance the walking iven the reference numeral 49.

Referrin now to Fig. 1 I have shown an additional nishing or float beam 68 which is parallel with the beams 60 and 67. and whose purpose is to give an extra smooth finish tothe pavement wlicre it is deemed necessary. This beam is set forth in detail in Fig. 17. It is provided with a central standard 69 and has arms 70 to which the standard is secured by means ot' brace rods T1. The arms 70 are provided with bolts 72 which enter slots 73 in one cud of the beams 11. see Fig. l. so as to adjustably support the heain 68. The beam 68 is used only when laying concrete pavements and it rests on the guide rails 1. The front of the beam is tip )ed lipwardly at a very slight, angle. ln order to insure close contact between the beam i8 and the guide rail 1V l provide .springs T4 which bear at one end upon the beam and at the other end upon arms 75 wd li project rearwardly from the beamsll.

l have shown how the beams 9 and I0 arc .supported by meansI of the brackets 6 and bolts T from the carriages 4. These beams. which constitute part of the framework of the device. may beY raised or lowered by turning the bolts,l T, sce Fig. 12. The screws 8 arc gage screws and may be sety to gage the distance of the bracket 6 below the carriage 4 so that when the, nut of the bolt 7 is screwed up tight. the distance between the bracket 6 and the carriage will be accurately gagged.

lt it is .desired to lower the brackets and the framework to any considerable extent. as

beam is l'or instance when makingr ii concrete hase for a concrete and,brick pavement of the socalled monolithic type. then spacing blocksv are used. such as that shown in Figs. l and l5. These spacing blocks-76 are provided with metal caps 77 arranged to receive a thrust from the ends of the gage screws The holt 7 in this case is elongated so as to pass through the bracket 6 and the block 76, as well as the carriage 4. lt will be understood that one ol these blocksI is used with cach one of theV bolts 7 so as to lower the framework at ca'cli of the l'our corners the same amount. ln Fig. :2l l have .shown thc device with tbc block 76 in place. this` ligure being* illustrative of the position ol the machine when the monolithic concrete and brick pavement is being made.

'lin Figs. L 5. i' and R l have-shown brackets TR which are attached to the opposite lsides of the central beafu l2. livotally miinected to the bracket. TFtare rock arms and 80. The arms 7!) are secured to the blocks 56 in the beani-Gawhile the arms 80 are ,secured to the blocks 59 in the beam 60.

These blocks 56 fand 59 are secured to their respective beams so that the beams themselves are secured to the arms 79 and 80and their niovenient'is the arc of a circle in which the radius 0f the circle is the arm and the center of the circle is its pivot on the bracket T8.

lu Fig. l1 ll have lshown a hinged plate 81 which is Isecured at the end of the beam 10. lt will be understood that there are four of these hinged plates, one at each cud of the beam l() and one at each end of the hc-im 9. rlhcsc 'ilates serve a double purpose in that when t 1e device is used to lay concrete pave ments they will liiove along.;r the top of the form l so as to scrape any concrete which may lodgethcrcoii otl' into the `space where the roadway is to be built. ln order to facilitate this action l provide a resilient strip H2 which is preferably niadeot' leather which is bolted to the hinged plate Hl iu the mair ner shown iii Fig. l1. 'These platesV H1 are each provided with au arm .83 to which is attached a rod H+. .scc Fig. Ka-ach rod hav ing: a collar H5 against which one cud of :t .spiral spring H6 bears. the opposite end ol the spring bearing against, a stationar)| arm Si' sccuredto thil beam Il. 'l'lie hinged plate Hl is beveled at its end. as vshown at 81* iii Fig. H. :Io that in itsl forward movement it will not catch on the form l. while at the salue time beingr held by the tension of the spring H6 against thc t'oi'in. when the. device is used to form the monolithic brick and concrete pavement'. When. however. the dei rice is used to t'oi'm the concrete pavement.

as shown in Figs. H and ll. then the outward iiioveiiicut of the plate islimited by.V

the rod 84 which can only movca certain distance` owingto the cottcr piu S8.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device the operation thereof may be readily understood. y

Let us assume that thc dcfvicc is to be used for laying au ordinary concrete oa'vcment. lnsueh case' the adjustment of the. brackets 6 is that mit forth in Fig. 12. lf the concrete is to he. tampcd a given distance. say f2 of an inch. tlicn the from beam l'tl is set. b v means of the screws 7 and ,frage screws 8. of an inch above the upper surface ol' the forms` l. as shown in Fig. l. The real' beam tl is set so that the botlom thcreol is flush with the upper edge, of the forni. 'lhe central beam l2. midway between thc two hcaiiisl t) and ltl. thereupon takes a position internicd'iatc` that isio say it is one-liall ol' the dist ance above the upper surface of the t'oriii l thatl the front beam'is.

'lhe tamping beam 60 is adjusted by witbdrawingr the piu 54. see Fig. I6. swingiinglr the slotted hanger 55 away from the walkinf;r beam .et-0. unscrcwing the locking nut 55' and 'turning the hanger so as t i permit the screw 56 to enterthe sleevetr `of the hanger to the proper position; The hanger is then replaced on the walking beam. A similar adjust.n'1ent is made with the rear tamping beam 67. `In the case of the tamping beam 60 the idea isto adj est the lower surface of the beam so as to bring it on a level with the top`of the form.'

The concrete is now placed in front of the machine sq as to be above the level of the Jforms 1, and the engine is set in motion. The turning (if the shaft 19 causes the rcciprocation of the walking beams 49A so as to rapidly raise and lowert the tainping beams 60 and 67 alternately. By` manipulating the levers 41 yand 42 the device 'is moved forwardly. and-as it moves forwardly the front beam 1() cuts or strikes the con crete preparatory t'o its tamping by the tamping beams 60 and 67. It is desirable to have a sufficient quantity of concrete in front of the beam 10 so as to insure a smooth surface without any voids. As the machine proceeds forwardly the tamping beam 60 engages the surface of the concrete Whichhas been struck o by the beam 1() and the ridges on the beam 60 force the coarse aggregate down below the surface of the concrete, as shown in Fig. 6, bringing to the surface the mortar or finishing aggregate.' It will be understood that this tamping beam reciprocates rapidly so that every part of the surface of the concrete is tamped a. number of dierent times. As vthe beam 12 approaches the tamped surface it will tend to smooth it. Primarily the beam 12 is intended as a stiiieningV beam and as a tie roth' but the lower portion also serves to smooth ott" an irregularity that may have arisen from c tampingbar 60.

The machine is propelled forwardly in the .manner described. and now the tamped part is subjected to a second taniping byl means of the beam 67, after which the beam 9 smooths the tamped concrete the second time.

In case a"particularly smooth surfaceA should be desired .the float beam 68 is used, so thatwhen the machine has passed the pavement is in a finished condition. It will be observed that the. beams 9. 10 and l2, as well as the tamping beams 6() and 67 and the fioat beam 68, are shaped to conforr'nto the contourof the pavement Which is being made, that is sayl sonic are built on a parabolic curve, some-on au'arc of a circle, while others may be flat,

In the building of the concrete road the surplus 4concrete vwhich may be spilled on the edgev of the form. is scraped ofi' by the plates 81 .so as to leave the form free of stone or gravel which might olher'wisecause the rais i run on the to of the form and erelinot provided with anges, thereby preventing the dformation of a groove next to the orm, which would be the case were the flanged wheels used.

When it is desired to use the machine for making lthe monolithic brick road then blocks, such as those shown in Fig, 15, are used to space the brackets 6 in the manner already described. These blocks 76 are of the same thickness as the bricks to be used. In this case the hinged plates 81 engpage the sides of the forms 1, as shown in 1g. 14. The leather scraper 82 is' omitted when the plates 81 engage the sides of the forms. In this instance t e plates serve rimarily as extension strike plates rather t -an Scrapers. It will also be observed that where the machine is used for the monolithic avement there is a space between the en of the tamping beams and the form this space being shown in Fig. 14 atvX. rl`he concrete in this s ace is hand tamped ahead of the hinge late 81,' which then strikes it. or smooths 1t.. It is again smoothed by the corres ending hinged plate on the rear beam 9. n Fig. 19 I have shown the pavement constructed `in accordance `,"vith the so-called monolithic type. This consists of a base A of plastic concrete upon which the blocks B are laid While the concrete is in its. stc condition. These blocks arepreferab y vitriied brick but may be blocks of any suitable material. The blocks are nowA rolled and thismakes a smooth surface. It also tends to force up concrete from the bottoms of the bricks between adjacent bricks, thereby embedding `the bricks in the concrete mortar formmg a firm anchorage. `The blocks are grouted with a cement filling, andV when the concrete and cement has set the Whole makes a monolithic structure which tends to remain rigidly in position. 1

In cutting around curves it is obviously necessary to move one end of the machine faster than the other, and for this purpose the two drums are provided. The construction issuch, however,that with an engine running at ordinary speed thedevice 1s geared down so that the movement can he accurately controlled. The rate of movement of the machine forwardly is such as to keep` pace with the deposit of concrete in front of it. One and a half to three feet a minute has been found a satisfactory movement. Greater or less speed may-be attained by means of a gearing of different ratio or by` operating the clutches to bring them to av neutral position, thus letting the free. i

It will be seen that by means of this device the entire width of the pavement or road is operated on uniformly.` Thel result is that a uniform densit body of the concrete whi @the coairse aggreengine run is secured in the ISI gate is forced below the top and a smooth surface is seein-ed b v means of the concrete mortar which is l'orccd to llie top'as slated. i ltivill also be observed lhal when lhe inachine has )assed the pavenlent is in a linished confition, thus obviating any hand work and saving in label'.

Up to the present time il has been impos sible to make a pavement. or a roadway by hand and to secure the uniform results that can be turned out by this device.

I claim:

1. A `machine for making conerele pavements` and the like, comprisingl a carving means for advancing the carriage to successive operative positions a traine carried b y said carriage a walking beam pvolally Vmounted on tie frame, and a tamping device at cach end of said walking beam, one of said taniping devices being in advance r of the other.

sive operative positions,

2. A machine for mukinr concrete pavements and the like, coinprising a carriage, means for advancing the carriage to successive operative positions, a frame carried by said carriage, a walking beam pivotally mounted on the frame, a tainping device at each end of said walking beam, one of said taniping devices bein in advance of the other, and means for independently adjusting the vertical -position of either of said tamping devices. i

3. Amachine for making concrete pavements and the like, comprising a carriage, means for advancing the carriage to succesa frame carried by said carriage, a walking beam pivotally mounted yon the frame, a tainping device at each end of said walking beam, one of said tamping devices being in advance of the other, means for independently adjusting the vertical position of either of said tamping devices, position of the fraaie vertically with respect to the carria e.

4. A machine for making concrete pavements and the like, comprising a carriage, means for advancingr the carriage .to succes sive operative positions, a frame carried b v said carriage, mounted on the frame, a tamping device at each end of saidjalking beam, one pf-said tamping devices being in advance of the other, means -for independently adjusting the vertical position of either of said temp* ing device means for adjusting the position of theframc vertically with respect to the carriage, and a strike beam carried by the frame in advance of the forward tamping device. r a t 5. A machine for making concrete pavements and the like, comprising a carriage, means for advancing the carriage to succes l sivie operative positions` a frame carried by said carriage, a Walking beam pivo'tally and means for adjusting` they a Walking beam pivotally mounted on Ilie frame, a tampinp,r device at each end ol'l Isaid walking beam, one olsaid iainping devices beingin advance ol' the other. means l'oi" independently adjusting lhe vertical position ol' either oi' said tamping devices', means for adjusting the position oi' the l'iame vertically \villi respect to the carriage` a strike` beam carried by the frame in advance `ol' the forward tainping device, and a .strike beam carried by the frame in the rear of the rear tain )ing device.

(i. A machine for making concrete pavements and lhe like, coiiiiirising u. pair oi' carriage. members, a movable frame snspended between said carriage members, means for adjusting the height of the frame, means for advancing said carriage members l'roin one operative position to another, a walking beam pivotally mounted on Said frame, said walking beam being disposed parallel to the direction oi' advance, a tamping device at cach end ol said walking beam, one of said lampini,lr devices being immediately in lhe rear of the ol lier, and means for independent-ly adjusting (he vertical position of each of said tamping devices.

7. A machine for making concrete pavements and the like, comprising a carriage, means for advancingr the carriage from one operative position to another, a movable frame suspended from said ca ringe, means for adjusting the height of e frame, 'a walkingr beam pivotally mounted on said frame, said walking beam being parallel to the direction of advance of the carriage, atanipiiig device carried at each end oi' said walking beam, one of said taniping devices being immediately in advance of the other, and a common means for reciprocating said walking beam and for actuating the carriage advancing means.

8. A machine for ii'iakinlg concrete pavements and the like, comprising a carriage, means for advancing the carria e to successive operative positions, a wa king beam pivoially mounted on the frame, and a tampning device at each end of said walking beam, one of said tamping devices being iii advance of the other. -v

9.. A machine for making concrete pavements and the like, comprising a pair oi' carriage members, moivable frame suspended between said carriage members, means for adjusting the height of llie frame, miva'lking beam pivotally mounted on said frame, a tamping device secured at each end of said walking beam, means for `ad vaneing the carriage from one operative `posillioii to .anothen'ineaiis for actuating the walking beam to cause the reciproeation of the latter, and a common power means for actuating l said carriage advancing` meansl and said walking beam reciprocating means. i

' ing a strike beam, a pali' of tampingbeams disposed in parallel relation io said strike beam and in the rear of the latter, means for reciprocating said taii'iping beams, one of said tamping` beams being provided with a series of protiibcrances on the under si de, and each oi said tamping beams being secured lo a pivoted arm whereby said beams are constrained to move in the arcs of circles.

l2.` A machine for making concrete pavements and the like, comprising a pair ot' carriage members, each of said 'carriage members being mounted `on Wheels, a frame suspended from said carriage members, means for adjusting the position of the frame, a portion of said frame constituting a strike beam, another portion of said frame constituting a second strike beam, a pair oi' tamping beams disposed in parallel relation with said strike beams, and means for raising oner of said tamping' beams `and. for simultaneously lowering the other, p

13. A machine for making concrete pavements and the like, comprising a pair of carriage members, each of vsaid carriage members being mounted on Wheels, a frame suspended from i said carriage members, means for adjusting the position of the frame, a portion of said frame constitutinga strike beam, another portion oi said frame constituting a second strike beam, a pair of tampiug beams disposed in parallel relation with said strike beams, means for raising one of said tamping beams and for simultaneously lowering the other, said last named wieans comprising a Walking beam, and pivotal connections between said walking beam and each of said tainping beams.

14. A machine for making concrete paie ments and the like, comprising a pair of carriage members, each of said carriage members being mounted on wheels, aA frame suspended from said' carriage members, means for adjusting the position of ,the :F1-aine, a portion of saidfi'rame constituting a strike beam, another portion of said iframe conslitiitinga second strike beam. a pair of tamping beams disposed in parallel relation with said strike beams, means for raising one oi" said tainping beams and for simultaneously lowering the other, said lastnamed means comprising a walking beam and pivotal connections between said walking beam and each of said tamping beams, each of said tamping beams being pivotally connected to a link, the op `osite end of the link being secured to a fixe pivot.

l5. A machine for niaking concrete pavements and the like, comprising a pair of carriages, each of said carriages being pro- Y vided with wheels, a frame suspended from said carriages, a power device carried by the trame, a coi1nter-shaft driven by saidpower device, eccentries carried by said countershaft, a plurality of walking beams oper ated by said eccentrics, and a pair of tainp` ing devices secured at opposite ends of said walking beam, said tamping devices being disposed in parallelrelation.

i6. A machine for making concrete pavements and the like, comprising a pair of carriages, each of said carriages bein provided with vlieels, a frame suspende from said carriages, a power device carried by the frame, a counter-shaft driven by said power device, eccentrics carried by said countersha l t, a plurality of valkiing beams operated by said eccentrics, and a pair of tamping de vices secured at opposite ends of said Walking beam, said tamping devices being dis posed in parallel relation, certain portions of said frame constituting front and rear strike beams, said front strike beam being in advance oi said tamping devices and said l rear strike beam being in the rear of said tainping devices.

17. A 'machine for making concrete pavements and the like, comprising a pair of carriages,l each of said carriages bein provided with Wheels, a frame suspende from ipc said carriL ges, a power device carried by the frame, a counter-shaft driven by said power device, eccentrica carried by said countershaft, a plurality of Walking beams opel-3,

ated by said accenti-ics, a pair of tampiig devices secured at opposite ends of'said Walking beam, said tamping devices being disposed in parallel relation, certain portions of said frame constituting front @and rear strike beams, said front strike beam being in advance of said tamping devices and said rear strike beam being in the rear of said tamping devices, each of saidlstrike beams being provided with hinged exteir" sions at their ends and means for, limiting the movement of said hinged extensions.

1S. A machine for making concrete pave-` ments andthe iike,y comprising a carriage, a frame suspended from said carriage, said frame comprising a front strike beam, a rear teinplct beam, a pair of tainping beams carried bel-Ween said iront andfsaid rear beams, moans for reciprocating said tamping beams, and means for adjusting the stroke of the reciprocating tamping beams.

19. A. machine-for making concrete pavil` ments and the like, inprismg a carnage, a

v means for adjusting thc stroke i i i io f i fiiiiiie suspended from said carriage, said vl'raine comprisiirey a frontA strike beam. a rear temple! beam, a pair of lamping beams carried between said from, and said reall beams, means for reciprocating said iampiiilbr beams, means for adjusting the stroke el' the reciprocating taiiiplngbcams, and means lol' raising or lowering said frame. j

20. A machine fol' makinar concrete pa vements and the like, comprising a earl-mg@ ,l frame suspended from said carriage. said fra-ine comprising a from; strike beam, a rear teiiiplet beam, apair oi' tampin 1 beams carried between said front and said-'rear beams,

xiieans for reciprocating said tampingbeams, means foradjustmg the sti-oke of the reciprocating,r ramping beams, means for raising or lowerin said frame, and a float. beam disposed in t ie rearof said rear templet beam. 21. A machine for making concrete pavements and the `like, comprising a carriage. a frame suspended from said carriage, said f ame comprising a front strike beam` a rear templet beam, a pair of tampin r beams carried between Said frOIlt and saitirear beams, means for reciprocating said tamping beams,

of the reciprocatmg,r tampmgr beams, means for raising or lowering said frame. a float; beam disposed in the rear of said rear teinplet beam, -and spring.r means for maintaining Said oat beam in Contact with the surface of the concrete.

22. A machine for ii'iakiiig concrete pavements and the like. coiiiprisng a laterallyr movable earriime` means for ."idvanciimr the carriage from one operative position to a11- Lotlier. a frame carried thereby, a walking; 'beam pivotally mounted on the frame. a itainpingr device at each end of .said all/zine,r beam. said tamping devices being disposed transversely of the machine um] om, 0f Suid taiiiping devices being iii advance of the other, and a strike beam disposed in advance of said front taiiiping device, i

23. A machine for making concrete Immments. aiid the like. comprising a laterallv niovable carriage. means for advancing the 4carriage from one operativ@ pegfion o 2mother. a frame carried thereby, a walking beam pivotally mounted on the. frame, ii taiiipiingr device. at each end of said walking: beam. said tanipingf devices beiney disposed transversely of thc machine and one 0f said tamping devices beiney in advanee of the other. a strike beam disposed in advance of siiid front tainpiiig device, and a rear strike beam 4in the rear of the tamping devices.

24.' A machine` for making concrete pavements and the like., lcomprising! a laterallv movable carriage, a frame cam-im thereby i, walking! beam pivotally mounted on tbe frame, a taniping,r device at each end 0f Suid walkingr device, said tampin; r devices beine' disposed transversely of the machine and one ol' l-aid taiiipiiig devices being in advance nl the other. a `strike beam disposed in advance nl said l'roiit taiiipingdevice, a rear strike beam in tbe rear of the tampinu dcviee. and a central strike beam disposei between tbe ramping devices.

2f. A machine l'or nient :'iiid the like, coiiiprisingir a laterally iimvable carriage. aI ilanie carried thereby, a iialkingbeam pivotallxv mounted on 4the frame. ,-i tzrn'ipiiig device aiA each end of said walkingdevice, lsaid tainping devicesbeing disposed transversely of the machine and nne of said rampingY devices being in advance at' the other, a strike beam disposed in admaking concrete pa vevaiiee oi' said front lampingdevice, a rear'A strike beam iii the rear of the tainping de l vii-e, and a central strike beam disposedl betiveen the tai`iipiii, r devices, said from', celilral and rear strike beams. being progressivi-lv lower from frontto rear.

2G. -k machine for making concrete pav ments and the like. comprising a laterally movable carriage, a frame carried thereby a walking beam pivotall)7 mounted on t e frame. a tamping device at each end of said walking beam. said tainpingr devices being disposed transversely of the machine and extending the full width of the pavement and one of said tamping devices being in advance of the other, and means for independentl)- adjusting each end of each of .said tainping devices in a vertical direction.

27. A machine for makii ments and the like, n'invable carriage, a. f ame carried thereby, a walking beam `p'i.votally mounted on the f ranie. a tamping device at each end of said walking beam, said tamping devices being disposed transversely of the machine land extending the full width of the pavement g concrete paveand one of said tamping devices being-'inV advance of the other, means for inde endentlv adjusting each end of each o said tamping devices in a vertical direction, a, strike beam disposed in advance of said front tamping device, a rear strike beam in the rear of said rear tamping device, and a central strike beam disposed between the tampiiig devices. Y

28. A machine for making concrete' pavements and tbe like, comprlsing a laterally E movable carriage a frame carried thereby, a vvallcing y beam lbivotally mounted on the frame, a tampi device at each end of said walking beam. said tamping devices being dis-,posed transversely of the machine and extending tlie full and one of said tamping devices being in advance of the other, means for independently adjusting each end of each of said tamping devices in a vertical direction, a strike beam disposed in advance of said front tamping device, a rear strike beam in width of the pavement comprising a laterally the reni' of said rear mmping device`4 a. central srike beam disposed between the tampng devices, :md means for adjnsling the 'vertical position ofi said strike beams :ind said tamping devices simnitzmeonsly.

9,9. A machine for making concrete pavements and the like, comprlsing a pair of carriage lnemlgeus, :i movable frame suspended between said carriage members, means for adjusting the height of the frame, a walking beam pivotallly mounted un said frame, :l tamping device secured at each end i of' said walking beam, means for advancing '.tlie earning@ frein one operative position t0 another, means for actuating the walking beam to canse the reciprneation of the lat-ter, :l common power means for actuating said carriage advancing means and said walking4 beam reciprocating means, and means for independently adjusting the vertical position of either of said ramping devices.

30. A machine for :linking concrete pane ments and the like, comprising a carriage, means for advancing the carriage to succes sive oFerative positions, :i walking beam pivot-n ly mounted on the frame, a tamping device at, each end of said walking beam, one of said tamping devices being: in advance of the other, and means for adjusting vertically, the positionof the walking beam.

31. A machine for making concrete pavements and the like, comprising a carriage, means for advancing the carriage to succes- -sive operative positions,. a walking beam pivotally mounted on thel frame, a. t-amnngl device at each`end of said walking beam, one of said tamping devices being in advance of the other, means for adjustin vertically the )osition of the walking eam, and means or independently adjusting the position of either of said tampinv devices.

ALAN JAY PARISH. 

